ESPN Deportes TV & Radio Coverage Of MLB All-Star Game.

ESPN Deportes will offer an exclusive, Spanish-language radio production of the 2005 All-Star Game, as well as telecasts of several premier All-Star events, including the Century 21 Home Run Derby and Futures Game.

ESPN Deportes television and radio productions will combine to offer more than twelve hours of Spanish-language All-Star coverage. Events will be presented live from Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

ESPN Deportes TV coverage:

— Century 21 Home Run Derby: Monday, July 11 @ 8 p.m. ET. Veteran ESPN commentator Ernesto Jerez, former Major League player Candy Maldonado, and Guillermo Celis (field reporter) will call the action as baseball’s top hitter’s compete for the home run crown.

— Futures Game: Sunday, July 10 @ 4 p.m. ET. This game features baseball’s best minor league players in a U.S. vs. the World format. Each Major League organization is represented on the team rosters, with the World team featuring players from Australia, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guam, Puerto Rico and South Korea. The World team will be managed by former Major League pitcher Guillermo Hernandez.

— Baseball Esta Noche Special Editions. ESPN Deportes will present a 30-minute special edition of Beisbol Esta Noche (Baseball Tonight), Sunday through Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. hosted by Luis Alfredo Alvarez , with onsite contributions from Ernesto Jerez, Candy Maldonado and Carolina Guillen, SportsCenter anchor for ESPN Latin America.

ESPN Deportes Radio coverage:

— 2005 All-Star Game: Tuesday, July 12 @ 8pm. ESPN Deportes Radio will offer an exclusive, national Spanish-language broadcast of the game via 40 affiliates, including the Univision Radio network, reaching 80% of the U.S. Hispanic population.

— The broadcast team will include the Dodgers’ longtime Spanish-language radio voice and Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrin, as well as San Diego Padres announcer Eduardo Ortega, and Octavio “Cookie” Rojas, former Major League player, manager, and coach.

— “Conozca Las Estrellas” Monday, July 11 @ 10 p.m. ET.: A special two-hour live show featuring commentary, analysis, and interviews with many of the Latino All-Stars.

ESPN Deportes.com will also offer comprehensive coverage of All-Star events, featuring chats and insightful columns by ESPN Deportes commentators, video files of reports and player interviews courtesy of SportsCenter, and links to ESPN Deportes television and radio schedules.